New Ulm weekly review., 1887-03-02

choice between the bolt Of iron and
the bolt ofelectricity that killed Hoyt.
| 1t was hard for a fellow to be done to
| death by a charge ol lightning when
| there was not a cloud in the sky"
"Hoyt had been warned not to
| touch the battery wires,'' interposed
| Hairston.
Grantly shrugged his shoulders.
| II believe you had also warned Jack
Fleming not to back that beastly
Arabian, had you not, Hardin?'
Hardin assented.
'The Fates lead the willing and
drag the unwilling, quoted Grantley.
"Who was there to warn Giles or
| Darrow2"
"For the matter of that" fippant-
ly returned Cosby, "who can warn
against the doom that may be 'lurk-
ing in ambush for the first of us fell
lows that leaves the Mecenas?"
| Rendered restless by the turn the
conversation had taken, Darby had
moved away from the group and was
leaving the room. He heard the idle
words Cosby had spoken. He went
on as though he had not heard. The
baize doors swung shut after him.
"After all it may not be piJiless
doom to which one goes. you asee,
Cosby" laughed Hardin, "Whas
happier destiny could q, poor devil
Of a Macenas bachelor find awaiting
him than the wifely embraces of a
woman like Carolyn Lomax."
"Theres many a slip quoted
Cosby. "Fortune has trick OF smil-
ing on Darby, know; but she's tickle
beldame at best, and may play him
false when he least expects it."
"l'd take Phips chances for the
prize he's to draw from her tonight,
al all events" said Hardin. '''The
floral bell is swinging already in the
hall Of the Lomax House ready for his
wedding chimes. Ha! speaking OF the
decorations, that reminds me. Sar-
TIM, the florist, told me he had just
received an importation of Italian
plants, and promised Darby I'd call
by and tell him to send up one Of
those superb moon-fowers for Miss
Lomax. Startini IS certain he has
one that will put out it's blossoms
just about the time of the marriage.
Darby thinks that would be pleas
ing omen for his BRIDE"
He returned his paper to the file
and at once took his leave TO attend
to the commission.
A few hours later a brilliant COM
pany was assembled in the parlors of
the Hon. Paul Lomax They had
gathered there for the celebration of
the marriage of his daughter and heir
ess to Philander Darby. What fate
was there now which might balk the
most sacred plans of the bridegroom 8
life? Still Fortunes favorite, he had
already received at the altar, conse-
Grated by the high priest, Love, her
most gracious boon, in the conjural
VOWS Of the woman he adored, and,
among her bridal guests, his young
wife was moving, the stateliest and
loveliest of them all. "",
In pause in the dance her eyes
frankly met his devouring gaze. He
was at her side in a moment.
"Come with me awhile, can you not,
Carolyn?" he eagerly whispered. "It
is mad mockery to me, this phan-
tasmagoria OF lights, flowers and nod.
ding and bobbing puppets, forever in
terposing between you and me. Sure
ly we may be entitled to quarter
OF an hours emancipation from the
shackles of les convenances."
She smiled and. humoring his fancy,
put her hand within his arm.
"Where will you take me? There
ale lights and people everywhere.
He looked down upon her, smiling.
1.-The moons rays only have a right
to be where our moon-hower is open
, ing it's blossoms. Dunbrek had had
less an artists eye had hefailed to see
the peculiar fitness of that alcove for
the sky charms OF our lunar plant"
She moved at his side, roseate and
palpitant. So this explained the dip
lomacy he had used in inducing the
} old gardener to move some OF his
choicest plants from the retired alcove
, to give place to the heavy foliaged
plant sent up from Sartini's. He had
) meant that only the moonbeams
J should be there before herself and him
to see the faint, pink blossoms open
their hearts of perfume Much OF the
conservatory was in blaze OF light,
as the. balance of the house was; but
, by a detour Darby succeeded in intro
ducing himself and his bride into the
alcove unseen. In this transverse sec
! tion where the fern mounds ended, they
, found, as anticipated, their seclusion
, invaded only by the half light from
the outer conservatory and the splen-
dor OF the moonlight that was flood.
ing the new plant. They bent togeth.
, er over their floral treasure. The bride
: uttered little cry OF delight
"See, Phil, it has five or six blooms
on it already, and there are other
buds opening. Did you ever see any
thing lovlier?"
Eyes, he answered with gravity;
Eyes. MY Carolyn, have seen some.
thing loveller.'
She bowed her yelled head lower
over the pretty flowers. A strong arm
was passed about the slender figure.
ooh. NV belOvedIn was whisnarad